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By: Ed Beach SPRINGFIELD, Ill.— The third-ranked Drury Lady Panthers pulled away from Illinois Springfield in the third quarter for a 75-57 win on Thursday in Springfield, Illinois. Drury won their sixth straight and improved to 16-1 while the Prairie Stars dropped to 10-10. Illinois Springfield rallied from five points …

By: Ben Adamson Listen live link for Wednesday’s game: http://tun.in/sfBt4 Missouri State scored in five of the first seven innings Tuesday afternoon on the way to an 8-2 win at Oral Roberts for the Bears’ eighth opening-day victory in the last nine seasons. Senior Ben Whetstone was 2-for-3 with two runs and …

By: Ed Beach SPRINGFIELD, Mo.— The Drury men’s basketball team has canceled both of their games this week due to cases of COVID-19 within their program. The Panthers were scheduled to play at Illinois Springfield on Thursday and at Quincy on Saturday. Issues with the virus last week forced the …

By: Rick Kindhart ST. LOUIS – Missouri State standout Gaige Prim has been named Missouri Valley Conference co-Player of the Week, the league announced Tuesday afternoon (Feb. 23).  It is the second time this season Prim has been honored with the MVC’s top weekly award. He and Drake’s Joseph Yesufu …

By: Ed Beach SPRINGFIELD, Mo.— The Drury Lady Panthers moved up one spot in this week’s NCAA-II coaches’ poll and are ranked third in the nation. The Lady Panthers are 14-1 and are coming off of a 100-57 win over Southern Indiana in their lone game last week. Drury took …

By: Ed Beach The Drury Lady Panthers play their final regular season home game on Tuesday as they host William Jewell at 6:05 pm at the O’Reilly Family Event Center. Drury will wear special pink jerseys to honor those affected by breast cancer. Tuesday’s game was originally scheduled for Jan. …

The Missouri State Lady Bears pulled away in the final minute, beating the Bradley Braves 62-56 Friday night at JQH Arena. MSU stays unbeaten in the Missouri Valley Conference with a 10-0 record, and the Lady Bears improve to 14-2 overall. Bradley (12-9, 8-6) used a 9-0 run in the …

By: Ed Beach SPRINGFIELD, Mo.– The O’Reilly Family Event Center at Drury University has been selected by the NCAA to host the Division II women’s basketball Midwest Regional tournament. Late last week, most of the NCAA-II regional sites were announced, but the location of women’s Midwest Regional was revealed today. …

By: Ed Beach SPRINGFIELD, Mo.— The Drury volleyball team moved up one spot in this week’s American Volleyball Coaches Association NCAA-II poll and is ranked ninth in the nation. Drury is 3-1 and won their lone game last week with a 3-0 victory at William Jewell. Hillsdale (8-0) is ranked …

Springfield Cardinals baseball is coming back! The Cardinals released their 2021 schedule Thursday, which includes a 120 game regular season from May 4th-September 19th. 60 home games are scheduled for Hammons Field, and for the first time since 2016, the Cardinals will open at home. They’ll take on the Wichita …